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Bryony Dixon,
Mark Reid,
and
Gemma Starkey
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- Investigate the late Victorian period in Britain. Unravel and discuss common myths about the era, and examine what Victorian films reveal about the society that produced them.
- Examine how film became a key medium to explore the rapidly-changing Victorian world; both at home and abroad. Discover why a phantom ride isn’t as scary as it sounds, and have the opportunity to make your own to share with peers.
- Explore the Victorian imagination and learn about what audiences watched and why. Watch and examine a wide variety of films from comedies and trick films to serious dramas and adaptations.
- Draw parallels with the visual spectacles available in Victorian period and our own multimedia landscape.
- Programme a dynamic play bill for a Victorian audience and explain your choices.
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